Memoir of Sir James Marshall, ... taken chiefly from his own letters

Memoir of Sir James Marshall, ... taken chiefly from his own letters

Author: Brownlow, W.-R. (William-R.), 1830-1901

Year: 1890

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. James Marshall, his Birth and Childhood 1 Loss of his right arm 2 As an Anglican Clergyman, his piety and zeal 2 Conversion to the Catholic Church 4 Difficulties of a Convert 5 Master at the Oratory School, Edgbaston 6 Letters from Dr. Newman, on the Doctrine of Intention 7 Called to the Bar 12 Appointed Chief Magistrate on the Gold Coast 13 CHAPTER II. Duties of Judicial Assessor 14 The Ashanti War. The Forest 16 Mr. Marshall leads the native troops 17 March through the forest 19 Abrakrampa attacked. A Fanti victory 24 Services acknowledged by Sir G. Wolseley 26 Judicial action with regard to slaves 29 Official Report on Slavery 31 The Carriers for the War 32 Fanti women superior to the men 34 CHAPTER III. Spiritual destitution in West Africa 37 Letter to Father Livius, C.SS.R 38 Slave-murder 40 Wesleyan Missions 42 Scarcity of Catholic priests 43 Mr. Marshall puisne Judge at Lagos 44 Pere Cloud of African Missions 45 Pere Louepre 46 Freemasonry at Lagos 47 Apathy of English Catholics about West Africa 49 Letters to the Tablet 49 Commencement of Mission at Elmina 52 Letter from Pere Moreau 52 Kind reception from the Governor 53 Pere Holley. Death of missionarie